100 years ago: Kansas hotels must pass state inspection

"Everyone is rejoicing over the fine snow for sleighing. We are having the coldest weather we have had for seventeen years. It looks like the snow will stay on the ground for a long time."

"Every hotel in the state must be inspected by the county health officers before the first of March and every hotel must have a certificate issued by the Board of Health or cease to operate. Special orders are given by the department to see that the orders of the board abolishing the common drinking cup and the roller towel are complied with. Attention is also invited to the requirements that rope fire escapes and notices telling how they shall be used, be placed in each sleeping room in all hotels, above the ground floor."

"I. A. Williams arrived in Lawrence this morning and is here to make arrangements for the opening of his Coca Cola factory. The works will be opened up at 7 East Henry [currently Eighth] street in time for the opening of the summer trade. The machine will arrive soon and will be installed."

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Clipped from Wikipedia, but is probably accurate since sources are cited:

Postum was a powdered roasted grain beverage sold by the Kraft Foods company as a coffee substitute. The caffeine-free beverage mix was created by Postum Cereal Company founder C. W. Post in 1895 and marketed as a healthful alternative to coffee.[1] (The Postum Cereal Company eventually became General Foods, which was bought by Kraft Foods.) Post was a student of John Harvey Kellogg, who believed caffeine to be unhealthy. Postum was made from wheat bran, wheat, molasses, and maltodextrin from corn. It was discontinued in 2007.[2][3]

[1] Mark Pendergrast (2000). Uncommon Grounds: The History of Coffee and How It Transformed Our World. Basic Books.

Yes, Dr. Crumbine was against the practice of everyone using the same cup or dipper to drink out of a water barrel. He also banned the roller towel in public restrooms and led a crusade against spitting on sidewalks.